Boc-Glu-OBzl is an amino acid building block.^1,2It has been used in the synthesis of peptide-based inhibitors of human caspases and human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease that have enzyme inhibitory activityin vitro.

1.Garcia-Calvo, M., Peterson, E.P., Leiting, B., et al.Inhibition of human caspases by peptide-based and macromolecular inhibitorsJ. Biol. Chem.273(49)32608-32613(1998) 2.Dragovich, P.S., Webber, S.E., Babine, R.E., et al.Structure-based design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of irreversible human rhinovirus 3C protease inhibitors. 2. peptide structure-activity studiesJ. Med. Chem.41(15)2819-2934(1998)